April 2021
Climate Resilient Agriculture: To
double production for local markets
CRITERIA (140 participants)
•EC: 5-8 Villages per year x 2
•Linked to spring protection
•Linked to village savings and loan associations
•Linked to resource conservation efforts
•KZN: 4-6 Villages per year x 2
•CRA learning group members already
implementing CA, intensive homestead food
production and livestock integration
•Intention is to “double” production and
support and set up localised marketing options
•Learning group of ACTIVE farmers
•Womenheadedhouseholds
•Unemployed
•Loss of jobs and income
•No grants/ pension
•Must have some access to water and labour
ACTIVITIES
•Climate change analysis and choice of CRA
practices
•Learning sessions in CRA practices
•Farmerlevelexperimentationwithabasket
of options in
•Intensive gardening –tunnels plus
•Field cropping –conservation agriculture and
livestock integration
•Small livestock– broilers, layers, traditional
poultry
•Marketing options and ideas to try out
Project Description
ACTIVITIES
•Marketing
•Ozwathini: Marketing w/s March 2021;
inclusion of youth in logistics and sales
•Bergville –Emmaus: Local marketing stall at
pension payouts
•Ngongonini: Local marketing stall -permanent
•Phakama markets with PMB Municipality and
development agency
•Conservation agriculture
•Bean yields
•Measurements and sampling: Mycotoxins (w
ARC, water productivity, bulk density, weather
station(EFTEON)
•Poultry
•Finalisation of orders for volunteers
•Availabilityofpoultryanissue(Avainflue,
supply )
ACTIVITIES
•Gardening and tunnels
•First tunnel order delivery (30)
•Tunnelconstructiontrainingforallstaff
•3 day gardening training: Staff, Afra and youth
•Cross visits (with AFRA)
•Enaleni farmCamperdown:organicgardening
and livestock, value adding
•Besters livestock auction
In Progress
Marketing
Bergville Emmaus marketing stall at Emmaus pension day
`R2 400 in sales: Mostlyspinach, onions, green peppers, meat (pork), and green maize
Tunnel and gardening training
First tunnel training in Bergville;Ezibomvini and Eqeleni
Second combined with intensive organic gardening and S&W conservation in Ozwathini
Poultry
Participantsalsocontributedfinancially
Difficulty in finding point of lay hens and day old chicks.
MDF Contribution
Layers
Broilers
Layers Mash
(50kg)
Broiler starter
(50 kg)
Broiler
finisher (50
kg
Feeders
10
-12l)
Drinkers (10
-
12l)
Matatiele
30
90
3
4
4
15
9
SKZN
33
40
4
4
4
11
11
Bergville
60
170
6
7
7
23
23
Note : Only 6 people for layers
at the moment; We can't
afford to support 13. Team will
need to prioritize according to
level of preparation
Midlands
50
30
5
1
1
8
8
Total
173
330
18
16
16
57
51
Prices
R 19 800,00 R 3 300,00 R 4 500,00 R 5 040,00 R 5 040,00 R 4 275,00 R 3 825,00
TOTAL
R 45 780,00
Payment by participants
Layers
Broilers
Layers Mash (50kg)
Broiler starter (50
kg)
Broiler finisher
(50 kg
Feeders 10
-
12l)
Drinkers (10
-12l)
Paid already
Matatiele
13
117
1
1,5
1,5
R2 320,00
SKZN
3
1
Midlands
40
100
R5 760,00
Bergville
200
R2 000,00
Total
56
417
2
1,5
1,5
0
0
R10 080,00
Grand total
229
747
20
18
18
57
51
Limpopo
•12 Village level CoPs
•9 VSLAs
•Activities
•Agroecological approaches in gardening
•Tunnels and drip irrigation
•RWH and S&W conservation
•Marketing; PGS, Kaya Ndlovu market, Tala table
network
•Livestock integration: livestock health, fodder,
poultry
•Conservation Agriculture
•Local water implementation; Sedawa, Turkey
•Seed saving
USAID support
•ResilmO: AgriSi in association with
AWARD
•ResilientWaters:Community based
climate change adaptation for increased
water productivity and food security for
improved rural livelihoods in the Lower
Olifants basin
•AWARD, K2C, Hoedspruit Hub,
Hlokomela, Sociotechnical
Interfacing
Climate Resilient localized food system development and water resources management in the Lower Olifants Basin in
Limpopo
ØIncreased climate resilience and agricultural productivity
ØIncreased food security at household level
ØImproved local water access and integrated water resources management
ØIncreased social agency through self-organization and collective action
ØImproved local food systems and marketing strategies
Innovation platforms/ Communities of Practices directly address localized challenges faced by vulnerable populations
in a way that is inclusive, provides for social equity, is focused on the rural poor, creates value chain opportunities and
enables broader collaboration in policy and strategy development with role players in the wider basin.
Participatory innovation development approaches linked to community-based climate change adaptation provide for
learning, mentoring, facilitation and limited financial support to smallholder farmers
Inclusive water infrastructure management
including improved water productivity in agriculture,
soil and water conservation and locally developed
and managed water sources for household use and
farming.
Transformation oflocal food systems;
nutrition, value adding livelihoods
diversification, local marketing options,
certification, savings and loan associations
and enterprise development.
Implementation of a basket of locally relevant
Climate Resilient Agriculture practices
including gardening, cropping, fruit production,
livestock management and integration and
Objective/ impact
Methodology/
intervention
Social process
Activities and
outputs
Outcomes
